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<OperationDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="Appointment-send-message"/>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: OperationDefinition Appointment-send-message</b></p><a name="Appointment-send-message"> </a><a name="hcAppointment-send-message"> </a><p>URL: [base]/Appointment/[id]/$send-message</p><h3>Parameters</h3><table class="grid"><tr><td><b>Use</b></td><td><b>Name</b></td><td><b>Scope</b></td><td><b>Cardinality</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Binding</b></td><td><b>Documentation</b></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>recipient</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/references.html#Reference">Reference</a> (<a href="StructureDefinition-ehealth-relatedperson.html" title="http://ehealth.sundhed.dk/fhir/StructureDefinition/ehealth-relatedperson">ehealth-relatedperson</a>)</td><td/><td><div><p>The related person to receive the message. Must be listed as a participant on the target Appointment.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>channel</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#code">code</a></td><td><a href="ValueSet-ehealth-message-channel.html">eHealth Message Channel</a> (Required)</td><td><div><p>The channel to use when sending the message.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>return</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/communication.html">Communication</a></td><td/><td><div><p>The created Communication resource, conforming to the <a href="StructureDefinition-ehealth-message.html">ehealth-message</a> profile. <code>Communication.status</code> is <code>completed</code> on successful dispatch or <code>stopped</code> when the downstream gateway rejected the send.</p>
</div></td></tr></table><div><p>The following preconditions must be satisfied — otherwise the operation returns <code>HTTP 400 Bad Request</code> with an OperationOutcome describing the violated rule:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>Appointment.meta.profile</code> is <a href="StructureDefinition-ehealth-videoappointment.html">ehealth-videoappointment</a> or <a href="StructureDefinition-ehealth-group-videoappointment.html">ehealth-group-videoappointment</a>.</li>
<li><code>Appointment.status</code> is <code>booked</code> or <code>pending</code>.</li>
<li>The <code>recipient</code> RelatedPerson is on <code>Appointment.participant[]</code> with <code>status</code> <code>accepted</code>, <code>tentative</code>, or <code>needs-action</code>.</li>
<li><code>RelatedPerson.active</code> = <code>true</code>.</li>
<li><code>RelatedPerson.period</code> has begun and has not ended.</li>
<li><code>RelatedPerson.telecom[]</code> has exactly one element with <code>system</code> = <code>sms</code> and an <a href="StructureDefinition-ehealth-telecom-purpose.html">ehealth-telecom-purpose</a> extension bound to <code>video-appointment-reminder-sms</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p>The operation is synchronous and idempotent only from the FHIR caller's point of view: every successful call dispatches a new outbound message and creates a new Communication. The returned Communication has <code>status</code> = <code>completed</code> on successful dispatch or <code>status</code> = <code>stopped</code> when the downstream gateway rejected the send (the resource is still persisted so the failed attempt is auditable).</p>
</div></div>
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value="http://ehealth.sundhed.dk/fhir/OperationDefinition/Appointment-send-message"/>
<version value="10.0.0"/>
<name value="Appointment-send-message"/>
<title value="Send message"/>
<status value="active"/>
<kind value="operation"/>
<date value="2026-08-06T13:29:38+00:00"/>
<publisher
value="Den telemedicinske infrastruktur (eHealth Infrastructure)"/>
<contact>
<name value="Den telemedicinske infrastruktur (eHealth Infrastructure)"/>
<telecom>
<system value="url"/>
<value value="http://ehealth.sundhed.dk"/>
</telecom>
</contact>
<description
value="Sends a message to a [RelatedPerson](StructureDefinition-ehealth-relatedperson.html) associated with a video appointment ([ehealth-videoappointment](StructureDefinition-ehealth-videoappointment.html) or [ehealth-group-videoappointment](StructureDefinition-ehealth-group-videoappointment.html)) via the specified channel. The recipient must be a RelatedPerson listed as a participant on the target Appointment. The created [ehealth-message](StructureDefinition-ehealth-message.html) resource is system-generated; its `sender` is a contained Device representing the issuing system."/>
<jurisdiction>
<coding>
<system value="urn:iso:std:iso:3166"/>
<code value="DK"/>
<display value="Denmark"/>
</coding>
</jurisdiction>
<affectsState value="true"/>
<code value="send-message"/>
<comment
value="The following preconditions must be satisfied — otherwise the operation returns `HTTP 400 Bad Request` with an OperationOutcome describing the violated rule:
* `Appointment.meta.profile` is [ehealth-videoappointment](StructureDefinition-ehealth-videoappointment.html) or [ehealth-group-videoappointment](StructureDefinition-ehealth-group-videoappointment.html).
* `Appointment.status` is `booked` or `pending`.
* The `recipient` RelatedPerson is on `Appointment.participant[]` with `status` `accepted`, `tentative`, or `needs-action`.
* `RelatedPerson.active` = `true`.
* `RelatedPerson.period` has begun and has not ended.
* `RelatedPerson.telecom[]` has exactly one element with `system` = `sms` and an [ehealth-telecom-purpose](StructureDefinition-ehealth-telecom-purpose.html) extension bound to `video-appointment-reminder-sms`.
The operation is synchronous and idempotent only from the FHIR caller's point of view: every successful call dispatches a new outbound message and creates a new Communication. The returned Communication has `status` = `completed` on successful dispatch or `status` = `stopped` when the downstream gateway rejected the send (the resource is still persisted so the failed attempt is auditable)."/>
<resource value="Appointment"/>
<system value="false"/>
<type value="false"/>
<instance value="true"/>
<parameter>
<name value="recipient"/>
<use value="in"/>
<min value="1"/>
<max value="1"/>
<documentation
value="The related person to receive the message. Must be listed as a participant on the target Appointment."/>
<type value="Reference"/>
<targetProfile
value="http://ehealth.sundhed.dk/fhir/StructureDefinition/ehealth-relatedperson"/>
</parameter>
<parameter>
<name value="channel"/>
<use value="in"/>
<min value="1"/>
<max value="1"/>
<documentation value="The channel to use when sending the message."/>
<type value="code"/>
<binding>
<strength value="required"/>
<valueSet value="http://ehealth.sundhed.dk/vs/ehealth-message-channel"/>
</binding>
</parameter>
<parameter>
<name value="return"/>
<use value="out"/>
<min value="1"/>
<max value="1"/>
<documentation
value="The created Communication resource, conforming to the [ehealth-message](StructureDefinition-ehealth-message.html) profile. `Communication.status` is `completed` on successful dispatch or `stopped` when the downstream gateway rejected the send."/>
<type value="Communication"/>
</parameter>
</OperationDefinition>